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CHUG London floating community has a floating vegetables allotments and keeps ducksHave you ever considered living in a<a title="CHUG: A Floating Community Who Grow Their Own Vegetables and Keeps Ducks as Pets Lives Right in Central London" href="http://inhabitat.com/dutch-floating-homes-by-duravermeer/" target="_blank"> floating home</a>, mortgage free and free to leave at your own whim? There are many groups of people all over the world that have chosen this way of life, and we recently spotted one in central London. Called <a title="CHUG: A Floating Community Who Grow Their Own Vegetables and Keeps Ducks as Pets Lives Right in Central London" href="http://chug.org.uk/" target="_blank">CHUG</a>, the floating community is a thriving group that also keeps a floating vegetable patch and ducks as pets! Click through the images to discover how life today can still be immersed in nature, even within a big city like London!1
CHUG London floating community has a floating vegetables allotments and keeps ducksCHUG, which stands for Canals in Hackney Users’ Group, is a charity and a community of boaters who live in Kingsland Basin, in Hackney's central London.2
CHUG London floating community has a floating vegetables allotments and keeps ducksThis community has around 14 narrow boats, but there are over 15,000 people living afloat in Great Britain.3
CHUG London floating community has a floating vegetables allotments and keeps ducksThere is a dedicated boat with an allotment giving an abundance of fruits and vegetables ranging from spinach, rocket, countless herbs, onions, potatoes, aubergines and even artichokes.4
CHUG London floating community has a floating vegetables allotments and keeps ducksBut with five huge noisy developments currently underway in the canal, the allotment boat is pretty important not only for food, but to bring local wildlife back.5
CHUG London floating community has a floating vegetables allotments and keeps ducksAt CHUG, there is also a bike parking area that protects two-wheelers from rain while they wait for the next ride.6
CHUG London floating community has a floating vegetables allotments and keeps ducksCHUG began in 1983 as an association of local people to promote the use of the Hackney's canal for the benefit of everyone living in the area.7
CHUG London floating community has a floating vegetables allotments and keeps ducksAt the very end of the green allotment boat, residents keep friendly funny ducks -instead of chicken- for their eggs.8
CHUG London floating community has a floating vegetables allotments and keeps ducksAnd while visitors are welcome to the community they are also advised to not feed the fluffy dwellers.9
